Morning in MPT,

......... Haseena had gathered everyone in her cabin...

SS: maddam sir, mujhe pata hai aapne hum sab ko yaha kyu bulaya hai..(all gave her a confused look).... party dena chahti hain na aap? ....

HM: Santosh Sharma hum.......

SS: (interrupting her) Zaroor dijiye Maddam Sir... meri taraf se aapko permission hai....

.............everyone was looking at her seriously

HM: Santosh Sharma humne yaha par aap sab ko ek zaroori baat batane ke liye bulaya hai....

PS: Karishma ji suspend ho gayi??

........... she said in excitement and Karishma glared at her...she shuts her mouth

HM: hum kuch bolein???

SS, PS: sorry maddam sir...

HM: commissioner sir ne hume ek secret mission ke chuna hai.... jiske liye hume kal subeh hi nikalna hai.... hume nahi pata hume wapas aane me kitna waqt lagega ya phir hum wapas aayenge ya nahi lekin......

......... Karishma heart palpitated but she was listening to her silently

PS: (interrupting her angrily) kya bol rahi hain aap maddam sir.... hmesha aisi baatein kyun karti rehti hain aap...

..........Haseena understands her concern and smiles

HM: hum jaante hain aap sab boht kaabil hain aur humari gair maujudgi me aap sab ye thana behad zimmedari se chalayenge... ek aur baat.... hume mission me undercover rehna isliye aap sab se contact ho paana mushkil hai....

SS: lekin maddam sir ye mission kya hai??

HM: underworld ka ek bade naam hai... hume us tak pahuchna hai... isse zyada details hum aap sab ke saath share nahi kar sakte hain...

CC: maddam sir aapka mission zaroor successful hoga aur jab aap vapas aayengi na toh hum sab na aise aapka kamaal ka swagat karenge....

.......... Haseena smiled seeing him

HM: zaroor Cheeta Chaturvedi...

CC: (getting emotional still smiles) lekin aapko boht jada wala miss karenge maddam sir

PS, SS, billu: haa maddam sir... jaldi wapas aaiyega...

...........Karishma was still silent... processing the very latest news that her maddam sir is going on a dangerous mission...why didn't Haseena tell her earlier that she is going on a mission...?? she could have made this one week unforgettable for both of them.... now she understood the reason behind the change in her behavior from the past week..... why she was assigning every new case to her... why she was continuously asking her to take care of herself... and what she meant when she asked that night...

...........'maan lijiye kbhi aisi situation aa jaye ke aapko akele thana sambhalna pade...'

.......her eyes got moistened.... she was not looking at her but at the floor...

HM: aur karishma Singh, humari absence me aap is thane ki in charge hongi.... apne gusse par kaaboo rakhiyega aur poore patience ke saath case ko handle kijiyega... hume aap par poora bharosa hai...

........ she said with a smile... and Karishma only nodded not looking at her... Her condition was very well known to Haseena because she was feeling the same... the pain of separation!!

..... everyone else was also very sad... In the course of 1 and a half years, Haseena had become an inseparable part of their lives... she has an important place in their hearts... definitely, they are gonna miss her very badly... there was complete silence in the cabin for a minute...

HM: arre aap sab aise udaas kyun ho rahe hain.... mission par hi to jaa rahe hain... chaand pe thodi na jaa rahe hain...

....... she said to lighten the environment... they all slightly chuckled.... but her eyes were fixed at Karishma who hadn't reacted once after getting the news.... she asked all others to dismiss... Karishma was about to leave the cabin

HM: (worried) Karishma Singh...

........ she turned...

KS: (still looking down...with expressionless face) J..ji maddam Sir...

HM: kya Hua...

KS: kya hua?? kise kya hua..?

HM: (after few seconds) aap kuch nahi bolengi...?

KS: (smiles forcefully and tries to say in a calm tone) hum..?... hum ka bolein Maddam sir....? hamari senior mission par jaa rahi hain... boht saari responsibilities hain hamare sar par...hum usi ke baare mein soch rahe hain.... vaise aaj batane ka kya zarurat tha... kal jab aapko yaha nahi dekhte toh hum sab khud-ba-khud samajh jaate ki aap mission par gayi hain...

Haseena's heart was wrenching.... she knew that Karishma is very angry as well hurt as she didn't tell her about the mission, earlier... she was silently listening to her taunts... while Karishma was preventing herself from crying...

HM: Karishma Singh...aap....

KS: (interrupting her)Ji maddam sir... thane ke baare me chinta hai na aapko.... isi wajah se hi to aap batayi hum sab ko ki aapko kal jaana hai..... varna toh aaj bhi nahi batati.... lekin aap befikr rahiye.... hum hai na... aapne jimmedari dia hai na...hum thana ko ekdum acche se sambhalenge....

HM: kaisi baatein kar rahi hain aap....kya karti aap agar hum aapko batate ki hume ek hafte pehle pata chala tha...?

KS: ek hafta ( she chuckled shockingly) kamaal ka baat hai na maddam sir.... humko bhanak bhi nahi lagne diya aapne.... hum pooche bhi the us din jab aap subeh subeh jaa rahi thi lekin aapne jhooth bol dia... khair humko ka...! hum to thehre SI... ab senior se kaise sawaal kar sakte hain...

HM: (controlling her tears) Karishma Singh... hum...

KS: sahi bola aapne.... kya hi karte hum jaan kar ki aap jaa rahi hain.... humko ka farak padta hai....hum hain hi kaun..!! abhi bhi humko koi farak nahi pad raha hai...

HM: acccha.. koi farak nahi padd raha aapko? toh ye aansoo kya kar rahe hain aapki aankh mein...?/ kahiye ke ye khushi ke aansoo hain... humare jaane ki khushi me aa rahe hain!!!

KS:(getting more angrier) haan khush hain hum.... aur bhala hon bhi kahe na... aap jaa rahi hain...khushi ka baat hi toh hai na....

......she said hiding her tears and turning her face

HM: (in mind) jaante hai baccha.... boht takleef ho rahi hai aapko.... jo gussa ban kar bahar nikal rahi hai.... magar aakhiri din hai hamara yaha.... pata nahi dobara mulaqat kab hogi.... please... baat kar lijiye...

suddenly they heard loud noises from outside... and walked outside.... two men were arguing on some matter...

PS: kya hua hai... kya hua hai... shanti se bataiye....

KS: ama ka bawal macha rakha hai.... chupp ho jaao varna ek ek kantap lagayenge... dobara bolne se pehle sochoge daroga ji dekhe boht magar tumsa nahi dekha.....

man1: madam meri car par apni bike thok di...

SS: inhone..?

man1: nahi iske bhai ne😒...!!...ab iske saath aaya hoon toh isne hi thoki hogi na...

man2: nahi madam iski baat mat maaniye... isne meri bike thoki hai...

CC: kayde se bataiyega aap log ki ka hua hai...?

man1: isne thoki hai...

HM: shant ho jaiye.... bataiye kahan par hua hai accident...

........they told the address...

karishma singh aap jaaiye aur us road ka CCTV footage check kijiye.... khud hi pata chal jayega kiski galti hai...

KS: ji maddam sir...

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In an hour, Karishma returned after solving the case... she was in no mood of talking to someone...she directly sat on her desk and opened some files... but her mind was not letting her concentrate... she walked outside to the tea stall.... busy with her thoughts... she was hell angry as well as frustrated, as soon as she took a sip of the tea... Badnaam groaned in pain as he got a tight slap from her... she left the tea there and walked inside again... but the thought of her maddam sir going away from her was giving her pain... what if something happened to her...what if the mission is so dangerous that it could cost,..her life... what if... what if.........

....... these thoughts were haunting her... frustratingly, she banged her fist on the table with her full force... everyone else was witnessing her anger... but they didn't dare to speak anything...

Pushpa Ji came near her...

PS: maddam sir ne aapko cabin me bulaya hai... vo bol rahi hain ki jitni bhi files me unke signature pending hain vo kara lijiye jaa kar...

....... she only nodded, collected a bunch of files, and goes inside her cabin

KS: jai hind maddam sir...

....... Haseena looked at her.... their eyes met and they had eye contact....tears were there in both of them... while Haseena's had the pain of separation... Karishma's had fear of losing her too...

she quietly presented the files in front of her and she signed...

KS: (stomped her feet) Jai hind

........ and turned around to leave the cabin...but Haseena spoke up

HM: pyaar se nahi baat karni hai toh ladaai hi kar lijiye.... kya pata fir mauka mile na mile...

......she said in a crackling voice and chuckled in between through her tears... Karishma clenched her fist tightly... how dare she says that... a tear escaped from her eyes and she left the cabin without even turning back...

.....she rushed out of the cabin and banged her fist once again on the table...

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PS: aapne bulaya maddam sir...?

HM: (getting up from her chair) ji pushpa ji.... ek boht hi zaroori kaam tha...aur vo aapke alawa koi nahi kar sakta...hume subeh jaldi nikalna hai isliye shyad mauka nahi milega...

PS: boliye maddam sir

........she asked confusingly... Haseena took out two sets of official papers from her drawer...

HM: pushpa ji ye...ye hamari wasiyat hai... agar hume kuch ho jaata hai toh please ammi ko aap ise de dijiyega...

.......Pushpa Singh opened her mouth to say something but before that, she continued further...

aur ye... ye papers aap Karishma Singh ko de dijiyega...

PS: ye kya hai maddam sir...??

........ she asked with tearful eyes

HM: jab tak hum vapas nahi aa jaate tab tak Karishma Singh is thane ki Incharge rahengi....aur...

.........she took a pause...and took a breath

......aur agar hume...hume kuch ho jaata hai toh Karishma Singh is thaane ki SHO hongi...

a tear rolled from pushpa ji's cheeks.... she denied through her eyes...

HM: pushpa ji please....

.........she pleaded through her eyes..

...hum ye nahi kar sakte hain... please itna kar dijiye humare liye..please

Pushpa Singh left without saying anything...

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anubhav entered the thana...

AS: jai hind...

All: jai hind Sir...

inside HM's cabin

AS: hum sheher ke bahar the pichle kuch dino se... aaj hi aaye toh pata chala k commissioner Sir ne aapko aur officer Abhishek ko Underworld ke ek bade naam aur arm smuggler Daniel ko saamne laane ka mission assign kia hai... isliye hum aapko best of luck bolne aaye the...

HM: thank you sir...

AS: apna khyaal rakhiyega Haseenaji... jaisa ki aapko commissioner sir ne bataya hoga ki mission kitna gambhir aur khatanak hai...aur officer Abhimanyu jinhone aapse pehle is mission me kaam kiya tha unke saath kya hua tha... lekin hume bharosa hai ki aapka mission successful zaroor hoga... aur aapko vapas aana hai... hum sab ke liye.... hamara mtlb hai ki in sab ke liye aur department ke liye....

HM: (in mind) yeh sab kyu bol rahe hain ye... ab Karishma humse bilkul bhi baat nahi karengi... kyun aaye ye yaha par... hume bula lia hota...

Karishma was glaring at her angrily with red eyes... she looked at her and lowered her gaze...

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in the evening... Haseena came out of her cabin... she glanced at Karishma but she didn't say anything...

HM: Pushpa ji...

PS: Ji maddam sir...

HM: pushpa ji hum ghar jaa rahe hain...kuch packings krni h aur ammi ke saath kuch waqt bitana chahte hai.... koi zaroori kam ho toh call kijiyega hume.... hum chalte hain...

they saluted her....

HM: Karishma Singh... ek minute ke bahar ayengi....

KS: ji maddam sir...

.......... she walked outside behind her...

HM: ek... ek baar toh baat kar lijiye na... please...

......... Karishma turned face to another side... she was on the verge of crying.....

..... Haseena waited for her reply few minutes...

HM: thik hai mat kijiye baat... jab kal hum saamne nahi honge tab kisse baat karengi?.... khair aapne toh kaha hai ki aapko koi fark nahi padta hai.... yaad bhi nahi ayenge hum toh aapko... Senior hi toh hain...aate jaate rehte hain.... haina..??

......... she was intentionally provoking her so that Karishma could burst out on her...or shouts on her... but instead, she clenched her fist more tightly...

KS: (unable to say anything) sa...sahi bol rahi hain aa..aap... aur fark toh aap...aapko bhi nahi padta hai na... hum...hume chhod kar... chhod kar jaa rahi hain... aapko kuch...kuch ho.......

HM: Karishma hume fark padta hai....

KS: ....... All the best for your mission maddam sir..!!!..... Jai hind..!!

.....she walked inside but Haseena held her wrist... she turned only to find her pleading eyes...

HM: duty...duty ke ba..baad....ghar...ghar aa jaiyega..... please..... e..ek baar baat maan lijiye....kabhi... kabhi kuch bhi nahi kahenge...gussa hi nikaal lijiyega apna.... kuch waqt chahiye bass aapka... please...

endless tears were flowing down from their eyes... Karishma was about to say something... but words froze in her mouth.... Haseena was waiting for few minutes...

She just needed her before going away from her... Her warmth... Her love...her care... Her pamperings...her cute tantrums... Her hugs... And her kisses... She needed her baccha around her for few hours....

After getting no response from her she left for her home...

Karishma was still standing there gazing at her jeep until she dissapered... She burst out into loud sobs...someone kept a hand on her shoulder....

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